How much should Ryan be worth?

Imagine yourself as Ducks GM Bob Murray for a moment and you've got a 23-year-old sniper that you'd certainly like to sign to a contract extension but also has 71 goals over the equivalent of two full NHL seasons and is up for his first mega-deal as his entry level contract expires.

It is precisely the scenario that Murray has with Bobby Ryan, who expects to make way more than the $765,000 base salary he earned this season (Ryan also picked up over $900,000 as part of the rookie bonus in his contract).

Though they have to set aside money for Scott Niedermayer and Teemu Selanne in case they opt for another NHL season along with re-signing veteran center Saku Koivu, the Ducks should still have a fair amount of money for Ryan given that they have about $20 million under the presumed 2010-11 salary cap at the moment.

But what is Ryan worth? The two sides figure to haggle again over that in the coming weeks but how much would you give a potential 40-goal scorer? Put yourself in Murray's shoes for this one and, as always, share your opinions and votes.

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